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Gliding with Radio Control (Beginner's Guide to Building and Flying Model Sailplanes)
Martin Simons
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Description for Gliding with Radio Control (Beginner's Guide to Building and Flying Model Sailplanes)
Paperback. A beginner's guide to building and flying model gliders. A simple and easily understood guide to radio control glider flying, it will help the complete beginner to avoid frustrating errors. No prior knowledge of flying, modelling or radio control is required. Num Pages: 128 pages, 36 black and white photographs; 77 scale plans and line drawings. BIC Classification: TRPS; WDHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 190 x 8. Weight in Grams: 320.
This is a simple and easily understood guide to radio control glider flying. No prior knowledge of flying, modelling or radio is required and the advice offered will help the complete beginner to avoid frustrating errors and possible subsequent disillusionment. In this book you will find out how to choose your first model, what kind of radio gear to buy, how to set about building the glider, fitting the radio and linking up the controls, where to get help when learning to fly, how to launch your model and make safe landings, how to fly loops, slow rolls, stalls and ... Read more
This is a simple and easily understood guide to radio control glider flying. No prior knowledge of flying, modelling or radio is required and the advice offered will help the complete beginner to avoid frustrating errors and possible subsequent disillusionment. In this book you will find out how to choose your first model, what kind of radio gear to buy, how to set about building the glider, fitting the radio and linking up the controls, where to get help when learning to fly, how to launch your model and make safe landings, how to fly loops, slow rolls, stalls and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Chris Lloyd Sales & Marketing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781854861733
SKU
V9781854861733
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Martin Simons
Martin Simons, MA, MEd, BSc is a retired university lecturer and lifelong model aeroplane enthusiast. For nearly sixty years he has been actively involved in designing, building and flying models of all kinds, including full-scale sailplanes. His body of work includes Model Aircraft Aerodynamics and Model Flight which are standard texts on aerodynamic theory for aviation hobbyists.
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